good morning, america. on this monday, november 17th, sarah palin and barbara walters. new questions about palin's future, her family. >> truthfully, we were >>nd what about the president? >> barack obama. on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best, what do you rate barack obama? >> walters, palin. stay ned. mammogram mayhem. the new guidelines on breast cancer screening have thrown women into a muddle.

we ask leang doctors to clear up the confusion about what you should do for health and life. and janet jackson breaks her silence. what she thinks about the doctor at the center of the michael jackson investigation, as she copes with her brother's death. it's a "gma" exclusive. and good morning to all of you. diane sawyer with robin roberts. happy to be here this morning, when barbara walters is going to ask new questions of sarah palin. and we have a brand-new, hot-off-the-presses abc news/"washington post" poll. >> let's show that poll. despite health care reform, people are evenly split on health care. 48% in favor of the plan. 49% opposed. and when it comes to the economy, the public trusts president obama over republicans in congress to handle it, 52% to 37%. >> of course, when it comes to republicans, the undisputed

center of the sage this week is sarah palin. >> and as we said, abc's barbara walters had a chance to sit down with her and talk about the book. good morning, barbara. >> good morning. she was very charming. answered every question. and the most important thing is, what does she want for her politic at future? here is the big question -- do you ever want to be president of the united states? >> that certainly isn't on my radar screen right now. but when you consider some of the ordinary turning into extraordinary events that have happened in my life, i am not one to predict what will happen in a few years. my ambition, if you will, my desire, is to help our country, in whatever role that may be. and i cannot predict what that would be. what doors would be open in the year 2012. >> will you play a major role? >> if people would have me, i will. >> to many, you have a possible presidential candidate. steve schmidt, mccain's

campaign's senior adviser says publicly, and i quote, she would not be a winning candidate. and if she was, the result would be catastrophic. >> sounds like steve schmidt, i guess i really, really disappointed him. and she's the one who was in charged of that vetting, as i was told. so, everyone's entitled to their opinion, though. i know truth. and i'm fine with who i am and where i am. >> one way you could have enormous influence is, of course, to have a talk show. >> i probably would rather write than talk. >> have you been offered your own talk show? >> there's been lots and lots of offers in these last months coming our way. bizarre things. funny things. reality shows. >> you say no to that? >> absolutely no. i would never. no, i would never want to put my kids through such a thing. our life has become kind of a reality show. >> reporter: whether she joins

the media or not, palin, who was mercilessly lampooned during and after the campaign, will be associated with tina fey's iconic impersonation of her on "saturday night live." did her impersonation harm her. >> i want to say how excited i am to be in front of the liberal elite media, as well as the liberal regular media. >> i think there was a blurred line between tina fey was parodying and saying. and what i was saying, for she was saying, i can see russia from my house, pretending she was me. >> and i can see russia from my house. >> of course, i never said that. and yet, the line was blurred. and i think people because it was repeated so often, perhaps believed that i had said such a thing. i think she was funny, though. and i think she was very talented and spot-on. >> reporter: at the time, what palin did say to charles gibson, is that there's an island in

alaska where one can see russia. and this strategic proximity was part of her foreign policy experience. her response to that question came back to haunt her again, in an interview of katie couric, as did couric's qstion about what she reads. >> what specifically, i'm curious? >> reporter: why didn't you answer? >> i was wearing my annoyance on my sleeve. and i shouldn't have done that. it seemed like she was asking, do you read? how in alaska are you connected tohe world? when i had just done an op-ed in our hometown newspaper for "the new york times." i had just been interviewed by all those national media outlets. that surprised me that she hadn't done that home work. very unprofessional of me, though. my fault, my bad, that i answered the way i answered. and that was with the proverbial roll of the eyes. are you kidding me? >> reporter: but the result of that interview, which palin says was unfairly edited, was that

she was unqualified to be vice president. palin says in her book, this was reinforced by deliberate leaks to the press, by some anonymous members of john mccain's staff. towards the end of the campaign, the press reports quoted unnamed mccain aides, calling you a diva. you know this. a whack job. a narcissist. why do you think these people were trying to destroy your reputation? >> for some people, this is a business. and if failure in this business was going to reflect poorly on them, they had to kind of pack their own parachutes and protect themselves and their reputation so they won't be blamed. i'll take the blame, though. i know at the end of the day what the truth is. and if it makes them feel better to be able to say, she's the one that caused the downfall because she had a lousy interview, so be it. >> reporter: you know, governor, it has been said, though, that no candidate was picked on and made fun of as much as you were.

>> there's so much bull crap out there. about my family. about my record. about my state. and it really hurts when i hear the negativity about the state of alaska. and, of course, my family. so, a lot of bull. >> reporter: it's still going on, this kind of ridicule. david letterman, who is not your best friend, here is the latest. >> that brings us to a little segment we call things more fun than reading the sarah palin memoir. things more fun. take a look. watch this. >> number 14, driving into a tree. >> reporter: can you just shrug this kind of thing off? >> well, i can because those aren't even funny. >> reporter: would you like to go on the david letterman show? >> i don't think i'd want to boost his rates. i do want him to sell my book, though.

so, i hope he keeps it up. >> smart girl. >> "going rogue." she was very critical of the mccain aides. what's been their reaction? >> she says they muscled her. they wouldn't let palin be palin. they say her book is total fiction. >> you spent some time with her. she has had a tumultuous up tole years. up and down. how did you find her, barbara? >> very confident. very appealing. whether you agree with her or not. and when she says bull crap, i went, what? but, you know, she says she tells it like it is. and i think that's what made her to so many people and the people who do like her, makes her so popular. >> she has been through a lot. and has handled it. you're going to come back in our next half hour. you have other questions that you ask her about president obama, even. >> about president obama. and you will meet two of her children. i laugh because what they like most, as you will hear, is something i won't want to eat.

>> that is a tease. she is teasing us. okay. we'll see you. >> i'm betting it involves moose. >> how did you know? >> thank you, barbara. let's get "the bottom line," and go to chief washington correspondent, george stephanopoulos. good morning, george. >> hey, diane. >> let me ask you about what barbara just said. we know that john mccain, senator mccain goes around and he smis. and says he wishes sarah palin well. but tell me what's really going on inside the mccain camp. and i mean at the top level, senator mccain himself. >> i think he wishes sarah palin would go away. but there's nothing he can do about it. there has been a conference call between senator mccain and his top aides. in his mind, they're going to be correcting the record. they've been doing that all week. like former campaign manager steve schmidyingthat most of what sarah palin has written is complete fiction. once they defend themselves, they'll get their side of the

story out, they quiet down and let this die down. >> a long week for some of them in the mccain camp. let's turn to the brand-new "washington post"/abc news poll. talk about the job approval rating and the health care numbers. what trajectory do they show? >> the president's job approval rating, stilpretty healthy. 56%. we have very high unemployment now and a sour economy. that's because, basically, people like this president personally. he has a 61% favor rating for his personal bearing. when they compare him to republicans on every issue, the president has an advantage over republicans. but health care is a tough slog, diane. the public split right down the middle as you reported earlier on health care. 48% favor. 49% oppose. and most americans believe that their own health care is going to get worse, rather than better under these reform plans, especially on the issue of costs. look at these numbers. 56% think national costs are going to go up. 54% believe their own costs are

going to go up. and 60% believe this will shut down private insurers. republicans a republicans are encouraged by these numbers. they think it shows the public on their side. what democrats and the white house say they know the numbers will be tough, until they pass the bill. but they believe if the bill passes, the public will reward them for getting something big done. and if it fails, there will just be a complete collapse of the president's support. >> as the president gets ready to make his decision about troops in afghanistan, any headlines there? >> no decisions yet. white house aides say the president is closing in on the decision. looking at that time line right before or right after thanksgiving. interesting, diane. the president is getting his highest ratings from the american public right now on foreign affairs. they like the way he is handling international diplomacy. >> george, thanks to you.

we'll check in with you later in the week about the sarah palin week to see if there's anything new. chris cuomo has the other major head lines. >> good morning, everyone. it's a mix of business and pleasure for president obama as he wraps up a busy day in beijing. he got a chance to play tourist before sitting down for intense talks with the chinese leader. our senior correspondent, jake tapper, is traveling with the president. >> reporter: good morning from beiji beijing, where not long ago, president obama finished up a tour and signed a guest book at the forbidden city, the palanc complex dating back to the ming dynasty. later, president obama and hu jintao met together to herald cooperation on climate change, and nonproliferation in north korea. president obama said he raised the issue of human rights. chris? >> thanks for that, jake. in chicago, they're looking at the death of a. he was found in an isolated spot

along the river. scott led the troubled school system since 2001. a white house website to track new stimulus jobs lists places that do not exist. the site says 30 jobs were created in arizona's 15th congressional distri. the problem is, there is no 15th district. for nearly every state, the website lists fictional congressional districts. the administration blames human error. but says the job count is still correct. a pair of conjoined twin girls have been successfully strait separated thanks that a marathon surgery. if two orphans were joined at the top of their heads. doctors in australia say, they're doing well but it's still too early to tell if they suffered brain damage. they're on watch there. and finally, i don't know if you heart about this. but the lovers of eggo es, have to leggo even more for a while. why? there's a shortage of the popular frozen waffle. kellogg's says a flood and

repairs at other pants. they hope to get production back to the middle of next year. been around since the '50s. >> are you eggo people in the cuomo household? >> i did research on breakfast. the list of the top 20 choices of american things for breakfast would knock your socks off. you think it's going to be all kinds of stuff. doughnut and a coke. eggs benedict. pancakes with gravy. fried shrimp. pork loin and cheese. >> doughnut and a coke. yes. sam, you've got the weather. >> i grew up on a little biscuits and gravy, half and half, fried eggs. all that stuff. it's all good. let's get to the rain. right in the middle of the country, there's one big weathermaker that won't move. it stays in place again today. we have rain in louisville, that goes through indianapolis. curves around the st. louis

area. then, you get to northern kansas where there's a little bit of snow, even around the kansas city area. the snow will taper off as we get through the day. but the rain stays in place. it does not move the northeast today. 52 in boston. 60 in new york. charleston, about 72. east coast stays nice. big area of pressure blocking the rain in the middle of the country. and another storm system. last night, 90-mile-per-hour to almost 100-mile-per-hour winds along the washington coastline. rain lightens up a bit. but you have one more system coming in wednesday night. there's a quick look at the headlines around the nation.

all of america's weather in the next half hour. robin? >> all right, sam. thank you. now, to a new report on breast cancer that flies in the face of advice women have been given for decades. an independent panel of leading experts now says that most women under 50 do not need mammograms. and women over 50 only need to

get examed every two years instead of every year. here to answer some of the questions is our chief medical editor, dr. tim johnson, who joins us from boston. tim, tell us what this task force is and what they're recommending. >> reporter: the task force, as you said, is an independent panel. it was first appointed in 1984 by the public health service. it is composed of private experts. but it is funded by the government. and they make recommendations on preventive services, including screening tests. and yesterda they released new recommendations, as you say, on mammography, that were quite controversial, saying women under 50, who are not at high-risk for breast cancer, don't need regular mammography. and women until 74, don't need it every year, just every other year. >> why? they were recommending that women over 40 have mammograms. what's the reason for the

change? >> they say they have new data and new studies. one of their calculations is that in women under 50, where breasts are typically denser, more difficult to read in mammography, produce more false positives. they would prevent only 1 death in 1,900 women who had mammograms every year for 10 years. that a lot of false positives, leading to unnecessary biopsies and treatment. that's the data they work with. they don't they women shouldn't have them. they tell women to talk to their doctors. if you're at risk, by all means get them. but they're trying to weigh the positive data against the negative data. >> as long as we're getting checked, we can live with something like that. radiation. i thought that the reason partly would be because they're saying that we're receiving too much radiation. does that factor into their recommendation? >> much less today than it would have 20 to 30 years ago.

the machines used today provide much less radiation. and, of course, mri mammography doesn't use any radiation at all. that's not as big a factor it used to be. it's mainly looking at all of the anxiety that results from the false positives and the unnecessary biopsies and treatment. what we need is a screening te that will tell us which cancers are important and need to be treated. and which ones don't have to be worried about. until we get that kind of a st, we rely on mammography. it's really the best we have. we contacted or had interaction with a dozen experts. and they were dramatically divided. three agreed with the recommendations, the new ones. nine opposed them. you're going to see an ongoing, really strong debate on this one. >> we're going to have that in our 8:00 half hour. two experts with opposing views. final question for you right now, dr. tim. insurance. it's already difficult for young

women to, if they feel they should have a mammogram or some testing. it's already difficult. is this going to make it impossible for them for insurance companies to pay for it? >> i don't think so right away. 48 states have laws preventing that kind of thing, requirie ii mammogphy. right now, the state laws supersedes. >> in our 8:00 half hour, we're going to bring up the controversial issue again. thank you, tim. coming up, more of barbara walters' interview with sarah palin. the former vice presidential candidate will rate president obama's performance, one to ten. want to guess what she says? and tell us how she really reacted when she found out her daughter was pregnant. and janet jackson breaks her silence for the first time since michael's death.

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morng. we have a mix of sun and cloud. that will continue to be the case throughout the day. let's look at this beautiful sunrise that is over annapolis. temperature is 48 degrees. a little cooler at 45 and the winds are fairly light though they had a gust as high as 14 miles per hour. here is what we are looking at for the rest of today. temperatures generally in the mid- to upper-40s across the region at wake-up time then we warm up to 52 by noon. this afternoon a high of 57 degrees. we are looking at partly sun skies throughout the entire day. it should be a nice one with seasonal temperatures. here is ki >> thank you, susan. on the outer loop you will see stop and go traffic on the west side between 1795 and baltimore national pike. things are running slowly on the east side as well. a couple of incidents on the inner loop. 695 at belleair road a crash there off to the shoulder. also on the inner loop at the

baltimore national reports of de the roadway. route 51 at charles street, debris in the highway has all lanes blocked. and essex middleboro and hopkins. heavy traffic from lux ton road down past north avenue. we will be back with the morning news update next.

good morning. news headlines, in a couple of hours a judge will take up motions then the jury will be back for more testimony in the theft trial against baltimore mayosheila dickson. the jury could hear from ronald lipscomb who allegedly gave dixon gift cards that are in question. developer patrick turner was the focus of muchof yesterday's testimony. tree today to connect dixon to gift cards, cards they say were

intended for the poor. abc 2 news will be live outside the courthouse at 9:00 this morning. we will update with you everything going on including the latest details. 11:00. ppens at 5:00, 6:00 and if you miss anything on television, you can check in on abc 2 news.com. pete on the street o'neal captured this house fire overnight in downtown baltimore. this is lumbar street. the fire started after 00 this morning. authorities say several homeless people were inside the vacant home when a mattress caught on fire. one person had to jump out of the window to safety. everyone else made it out okay. the victim was taken to university of maryland medical center and checked out. there is no word on the cause of that fire. the baltimore county council voted to reject a bill that would have made tanning salons off limits to kids under the age of 18. the councilman that proposed the bill said it's a safety issue pointing to search

saying tanning can cause skin cancer among all age groups. last week howard county voted to ban indoor tanning anyone under the age of 18. that does it for us right now. up next we will have news and weather updates every 30 minutes. in the meantime, we hope you will join us for good morning maryland at 9:00. we have a lot coming up including the cost of college. we will see you at 9:00. in the meantime, have a great morning and enjoy good morning america.

have you ever met dr. conrad murray? yowouldn't know if he walked inhis door right now? >> huh-uh. >> do you hold him responsible for michael's death? >> he was the one that was administering. >> janet jackson at her home, speaking out for the first time about who she blames for her brother's ath. more of our exclusive interview in a moment, inclung what she thinks should happen to micha michael's personal physician. good morning, america. alongside diane sawyer, i'm

robin roberts. and also this morning, the controversial report on mammograms left women so confused. and many wam are angry about the inability to decide on what they should do. we're going tactokle this and wrestle this with great docts,or womaning up. and try to clear up more of the confion coming up. right now, let's turn back to part two of barbara's interview, that would be barbara walters, with former alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, sarah palin, about her new book, "going rogue." the book is about politics. but you also got to talk about family. >> reporter: we do. the one girl has her hair like started by talking about president barack obama. and sarah palin has a few stro thgs to say. barack obama. on a scale of one to ten, ten being the best, what do you rate barack obama? a four. a four.

i think there's a lot of decisions being made that i and probably the majority of americans, are not impressed with right now. i think our economy is not being put on the right track. and i question, too,om sof the dithering and hesitation with some of our national security questions that have got to be answered for our country. so, a four. >> reporr: did president obama deserve the nobel prize? >> maybe someday there will be some deserved event in issues that he tackles that will allow that presentation of nobel peace prize. and i'll be the first to applaud that. but premature. two weeks into office and he's already nominated. that's premature. >> reporter: okay. have you seen the cover of "newsweek," it a picture of you in shorts, from a photograph that was taken from "runner's world" mazine. how do you think aut them showing you on a cover like that? >> i think it's so cheesy. had i known that a picture of me in shorts had ended up on cover of "newsweek," i would not

have allowed "runner's world" to profile me. for me personally, it's a wee bit degrading. "newsweek" should be more policyriented, nce-iented, thang a gal in shorts on the cover. her everywhere.vr: cersy flows in her book, palin is critical of several mccain staffers, who she claims hassled, even med her. but some are saying this is a chance for her to get even. >> vengeance is not mine. vindication is not a goal of mine. people need to read it and judge for themselves. >> reporter: then, we switched gears to talk to governor palin's two children. willow 15. and pape piper, 8. do would you like toeeour mom has president one day? >> that would be cool. >> reporter:t whaout you? would you like to see mommy as presidt?

>> yeah. >> reporter: how do you feel when people criticize mommy? >> it's signed of sad. >> it's annoying. none of it's true. >> reporter: it's painful? >> yeah. >> reporter: so, pretend mom is not here. is he is a good cook? >> yeah, she is. >> reporter: really? is mommy a good cook? >> yeah. >> reporter: what does she make that you like the most? >> hot dogs with cheese. >> reporter: everything's coming up moose, isn't it? >>oo hot dogs with cheese in the middle. >> reporter: don't invite me for lun lunch. willow and piper are two of the palins children. the youngest is trig, the n with downs system. the oldest, track, is back from iraq. and of course, bristol, wh surprised the nation at age 17 when her pregnancy was announced. just days after john mccain chose her mother as his running mate. last december, bristol gave

birth to her son. your 17-year-old daughter came to you and your husband, with the shocking news that she was pregnant. did you know that she was sexually active? >> no. and that is why it was shocking. and that's the understatement of the century, too, that we were shocked. and truthfully, we were devastated. >> reporter: did you feel you failed? >> that's a good question because perhaps there was that feeling of -- bristol didn't -- why? didn't you know there are things you could do to prevent this or not do it at all? so, yeah. a parent's responsibility, perhaps feeling that i let her down. i think that's just a mother's nature. >> reporter: had you talked with her about abstinence or birth control? >> yeah. it was that assumption, like

good thing you're not doing it, bristol. you could get pregnant or worse. >> reporter: you're not against birth control? >> not at all. >> reporter: if bristol had wanted to have an abortion, would you have let her? >> i would have counseled her to choose life. >> reporter: the first big controversy or fact that came out, was your daughter was pregnant. >> wasn't ying to keep it secret. and wouldn't have been able to anyway. but the vetting team knew that bristol was pregnant. it was reld the media before i could talk t abou and befold talk about it. and that was unfortunate because teenage pregnancy is a problem in america. and we did not want it to be glamorized. and the mccain team had sent out a message that todd and i were giddy happy to become grandparents. and i was shocked when i saw that statement because i said, no, no. that's not the message we want to send. i had seen what they were going to say. and crafted my own message.

and said, no, this is more appropriate. >>eporter: so, right from the beginning, you had your, i'd like to say, but they won't let me say problems? >> yeah. then, we moved on from there with some other things that i was asked not to say or to stay on script. we would make kind of an inside joke about it going, where's the script? promise we'll stay on the script if someone gives us one. but there were some miscommunications within the campaign. >> reporter: at the time, leaving aside feelings today, how did you feel about bristol's boyfriend, levi johnston? >> we didn't see a lot of levi. bristol told us she was pregnant. that was probably only the second time we had seen levi in there in our living room, having a conversation with us like that. >> reporter: levi has said that you call trig the retarded baby. >> that's heartbreaking to know that he would say such a thing. and that's not true. >> reporter: one of the worst things he said about you again and again, is that your marriage is terrible.

and that you're on the verge of divorce. >> yeah. i don't know how he would be making that one up. todd and i have been togetr. he was 16, i was 17. for many, many years. we've been married many, many happy years. and we remain a solid, happy, blessed couple. >> reporter: levi johnston has said most recently that you were wise not to speak ill of him in the book because, quote, she knows what i got on her. >> he doesn't have anything on me. >> reporter: levi says he's going to sue for joint custody. >> well, it will be nice to see in -- i guess even in legal proceedings, the desire to be part of the baby's life. that's a good sign. >> boy. it is just -- it's tumult in every direction in her life. let me go back to the mccain campaign, though. does she, in any sense, in any way at all, think the selection of her as the running mate was a factor in john mccain's defeat? >> no. she says it was the economy. she does not say, you know, he made the wrong choice. not at all. not at all.

she would do it again in a heartbeat. and she does not blame herself. >> and we knew there was strain inside the camp. we were going through the campaign. but we had no idea it was at this daily level. she didn't argue back, apparently. she didn't fight back? >> she did. when she tried to fight back, mccain's chief aide, steve schmidt, would say stick to the script. and as she says, don't go rogue. and she did do a couple of really disastrous interviews. she blames -- she has -- blames other people and other matters for that. but it was a constant, let me say this, no. you have to do that. >> we all are sitting and watching, riveted. you can see a lot more of barbara's interview with sarah palin tonight on "world news," alson "nightline." and fray nightabc's "20/20" at 10:00, will have the whole interview. so, make an appointment for that. thanks, barbara. time, now, for the weather again and sam.

>> we're going to start with pictures out of the kansas cit area. the first snow in kansas city. eureka gets eight inches of snow there. leavenworth, parts of nebraska. that storm system will fall apart. no need to worry that there's a big snowmaker moving east. it loses support of its cold air on thekside here. what we will see are milder temperatures. kansas gets up to 45 degrees today. paducah at 52. louisville at 59. you'll feel a lot colder than 50 in chicago because there's a strong wind. it will feel chilly today. there's some frost in the deep south. and in west and central texas. san angelo comes in at 33 degrees. that will probably work its way in to oklahoma city, during the day tomorrow. and one of the spaces that stays warm is down in the southwest. the temperatures are nice and pleasant. l.a. at 74. riverside at 78 degrees. one or two small fires h

and that weather was brought to you by las vegas. diane? >> and thank you, sam. coming up next, we'll hear robin talking with janet jackson, who is breaking her silence about her brother's death. and the man she holds responsible for it.

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now, to an abc news exclusive. for the first time, janet jackson, speaking out about the man blamed by some in her family for the death of her brother, michael. she spoke exclusively to us about dr. conrad murray and this ongoing case. abc's lisa fletcher has more. >> reporter: if not for dr. conrad murray, janet jackson thinks her brother would still be alive. >> do you hold him responsible for michael's death? >> he was the one that was administering. i think he is responsible. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "gma's" robin roberts, janet jackson opens up about her brother's death. >> you think any others are reonsible? >> maybe. i don't know. if there are, then the truth always prevails. that's the way that i see it. >> dr. murray, what would you like to see happen to him? do you think he should be practicing, based on --

>> no, i don't. not at all. so, this could hapn to someone else? another family? huh-uh. >> reporter: murray is still under investigation here in los angeles, waiting for the d.a.'s office to announce any charges. just yesterday, he was in court in las vegas, on charges that he owed more than $14,000 in child support. >> do you agree, doctor? >> yes. >> reporter: in an agreement to keep him out of jail, murray will start to make support payments. but that might not be easy. murray claimed he had to close his practice, because of threats after jackson's death. >> when you're under a cloud of suspicion involving the death of a megastar, who is going to hire you? >> reporter: because of that, cole says taxpayers could end up footing the bill. paying hundreds of thousands of dollars, if the case goes to trial. >> ultimately, if dr. murray does not have the financial resources to hire his own

experts, the court has to pay for them. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, there will not be an indictment or arrest before the new year. for "good morning america," lisa fletcher, abc news, los angeles. >> more here on "gma," we'll have more with janet jackson. nothing was off-limits. i spoke with her in her home in malibu. there were times that it was difficult. wasn't that she was guarded in what sheasaying. but she hasn't really spoken about michael. not been quite five mohs. we'll have much more tomorrow on "gma." and then, in the spotlight on abc, at 10:00, 9:00 central. we'll be right back.

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hour, we're looking at temperatures in the low 50s by noon, paly sunny skies and we will get up to 57 this afternoon. again, under partlsunny skies. things look nice for us. and that's going to continue for the next couple of days. but there will be rain in the forecast. let's check out the roads. thank you. good morning everyone. traffic is heavy and steady around the outer loop here on the west side. bres between 795 and route 70 interchange. and things slow on the topside. part of that is in part to an earlier crash on the inner loop. that's still off to the shoulder, but getting minor rubber neck ago tension. and charles street, debris in the roadway reported. and route 16at chs street, althlanes continue to be blocked because of a downed tree. use route 153 as an alternate.

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>> his new debut album. the floors are shaking because of below. the fans are here. and it's been wonderful. you'll see it in our next half hour. good morning, america. i'm robin roberts, alongside diane sawy on this tuesday, november 17th. one family, look at all of this food. one week's worth of food on that table. superstar chef jamie oliver has found that the town is growing waistlines. he's there to help the town eat health year. he dropped by a couple weeks ago. and our own cameron mathison is going to be there. >> scooping it up. we know that jamie does. that's coming up. that's oscar buzz. that's oscar buzz that we hear

because viggo mortensen is here. to talk about his movie "the road." >> the movie is deep. it's going to be a good one. good morning, my friends. good morning, all of you. president obama's popularity, holding up, despite the economic downturn and his plan to overhaul health care. a new abc news/"washington post" poll shows, 56% of americans approve of the president's overall job performance, compared to 42% who disapprove. and it comes to the health care reform plan, it's almost a 50/50 split. the woman accused of kidn kidnapping elizabeth smart is going to plead guilty today. wanda barzee helped abdujt smart from her bedroom and held her for nine months. it sounds like a script for a hollywood movie. a burglary ring that made uf with cash, jewelry alondthes from the homes of celebrities. but this story proves to be

all-too real, as we hear from mike von fremd. >> reporter: alexis sneers is ready for her close-up. but is now the center of attention for all the wrong writt reasons. she pled not guilty to being part of what is being dubbed the bling ring. police say the group, mostly teenagers, rabed the homes of hollywood celebrities, such as paris hilton, lindsay lohan, and orlando bloom. using websites to obtain aerial images. even street addresses. and showing up when the stars were known to be at an event. the stealing spree was cracked, with the help of this surveillance video in progress. but the bling ring found fame by faunting their fortune. 18-year-old meres arrived in court monday, with her reality tv show crew. >> this is a difficult time for my family and for myself right

now. i want to say thank you guys for represent mig privacy. >> reporter: in hollywood, there's a saying that there's no much thing as bad publicity. but the bling ring may be testing the limits. an estimated $3 million in jewelry, designer clothes and cash, has now been returned. >> thank you, your honor. >> reporter: prosecutors promise there will be hard times ahead for the youngsters accused of taking the loot. for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, hollywood. you're not going to beble to find coke at costco clubs anymore. costco says it stopped selling coca-cola products because of a pricing dispute. the world's largest soft drinkmaker says it is committed to working out a deal. finally, if you spentd any time on facebook recently, and mo of you have, the word of the year may not be a surprise. the new word of the year is unfriend, which is defined as removing someone as a friend, on a social networking site, like facebook. on twitter, it's called

unfollow. you follow people. you can unfollow. impolite to say the at least. that is the news at 8:04. time for the weather with sam. sam, that word does not exist in our vocabulary. >> no, no. my friend, chris. chris, i could never unfriend you. >> nope. >> you had me at hello. >> push the button as much as you like. i'm still there. >> good morning, everybody. gang, we all good? folks from albert lee this morning. just hanging out. that was a big woo from where? >> wisconsin. >> i associated the big woo with a little more texas. but that was a good one. i like wisconsin. it's not -- anybody can own it. let's get to the boards. we'll show you what it looks like. one or two things going on this morning we want you to know about. thanks for all the twitter pictures. do not unfollow us on twitter or unfriend us on facebook. little fog rolling through yesterday outside of atlanta. and this morning, that fog is in

northeastern georgia, more in south carolina. atlanta, 59 degrees. tallahassee, about 73. it's nice in the southeast today, all the way to the tip of florida. also all along the eastern seaboard. we're holding the rain in the middle of the country. chicagoland, you'll get some of that, by the time we get to the afternoon hours. in the northwest, you have a big more weather from times square

in the next half hour. and a big kris allen day, robin. >> it is, sam. now, mixed messages on breast cancer screening. earlier, we told you about a new independent panel's recommendation on mammograms, saying women should not get them until they turn 50. and they only need them every two years instead of every year. this is a departure from current guidelines, as you know, this advocate regular mammograms at age 40. so, what should patients do? these are the faces of breast cancer. mothers, daughters, sisters. ann mary flynn had stage two breast cancer. the tumor was small, but aggressive. >> if i had not gone in for mammogram at that age, i would have a different prognosis. >> reporter: after two doses of chemotherapy and radiation, the mom of three has been tumor-free

for five years. she believes all women over 40 should get annual screenings. >> that ten years can make a difference. when they're making the recodammentions, that it has an affect on families. >> reporter: some doctors worry that the new guidelines would prevent women from making a life-saving choice. >> we know mammograms aren't perfect. but they have the best things we have to diagnose women early. these guidelines will give insurance companies the excuse not to cover these potentially life-saving mammograms in young women. >> reporter: but health profesonals who devised the new recommendation, say mammograms can cause harm, too, like over exposure to radiation. they advise women to wait until their 50. and get screening, every two years. >> when screening 40 to 49, the benefits are smaller. the false positive rates are higher, than when screening at older ages. >> reporter: 44-year-old karen clark agrees.

she wrote us to say that mammograms may offer a false sense of security. i was diagnosed with sage 3 breast cancer. i found the lump myself. the mammogram in january completely missed it. it likely had been growing for several years. for more, we're joined by two, renowned breast cancer experts. dr. susan love is the president of the dr. susan love research foundation. she joins us there in california. she supports these new recommendation. dr. maurice is a weiss, oncolog breast cancer.org she joins us in the studio. i want to get the bottom line of what you think the recommendations should be. dr. weiss,et me start with u. >> i think the proposes ranges in the gdelines represent a astic step bkwards. these are old studies. these are old chnoloes. and the uds usin this d information to give future breast cancer guidelines for ening. ane realisthat breast

to aect women st cmoca and mammography is the only test proven to save lives. so, i believe these guidelines are not an improvement. they're neglectful. >> dr. love? >> aua iy don't agree. mammraphy is the only tool shown to save lives, but in women 50. it never been shown to work in women under 50. d the studies, actually are veryood, randomized, corolled sdi the newer techques do not showt techniques. and the problem is, that there's a risk to them. that the radiation risk is higher in younger women. that the ability to find cancers isn't as good. thathe abilityo miss cancers , what we need to be doing is not using a test that dot work and has risks. buing sothinmeg that realoerks wo. or at least -- finding the cause of breast cancer and stopping it. >> dr. weiss, when we look

around the world, the recommendations are what the n recommendaons,de guines are. 50 not 40. is it going back or going forward, that we're getting in line with what the rest of the world is doing? >> it's not true that the entire rest othe world is doing this. take sweden, for example. all women in the population of swedenet mammographies arting at age 40. and women in age 40 to 49 in sweden, they saw a great decrease in women ing of breastancer in that population. as high as 40% improvement, i t guidelines in thite uned states shouldd the world. d i don't e those other -- those other countries as setting an example that we sho foow>> dr. love, i-- go ahead. >> yeah. arnoany betterhan any of these her ies actually don'teen crwomen from 40 to 50. the issue is not whether wom

t breastancer at 4 of coue, the. and it's not wther some women cafind the cancers on mammogram. it can. the issue is a public pocy ise. it's whether it can change the outcome in sufficient number of women. and the studieat youe referring to, u have to follow the women well for 10 to 12 years. so, they're in their 50s by the time y aou s benefit and by 50, the breast tissue is less dense. and mammography becomes more useful. the issue is, not depriving womeheir god-given right to be radiated. ation if it's not really helping them. d let's fi something better. >> but until we find something better, mammography is theest d digitamaphy, which is avaable today. >> not iyoung women. >> is superior tthe film mammography. >> notn the studs. em.stueshat ared >> between the age of 40 and 49.

and reali, in termsf more exposure.to l.a., gives you >> it's cumulative. and indeed, causes as many cancers it cures. >> that wasn'tgi realln one of the reasons why. br cancer risk, supposedly attributed to mammogphy were con tom nation studieswomen who were not screened. that had a symptom. crossed er to the screened arm.and it looked le theom getting mmoamhad more which is not the case.graphies, >> dr. love, just a moment here. i talked to you, when i was going through my diagnos. i 46. no history in my famil 70% to 80% of peop diagnosed with breast cancer have no previo hisry. you tell us to be aware of that. found it with a lump.

the mammogram did not detect it. the ultrasound did. u heard the woman in the pce wehe n s she wouldn't be ali if recommentions. w do you respond when people sathese things to and feel that because of early detection, they're still with us today? >> well, i think, you know, the problem is, we've sortf oversold the notion of early anwe'vd e made it sound ke every cancer grows at a nstant rate. and they all can be found rly at a curable state. and i wish that were true. but there's some cancers that are very aggressiv that you're -- no matter when you to still be bad. really going there are some that are ve slow-growing. it doesn't matter when you fin those. and you can shift some a little bit. and that works aot better in meafte50, when their breasts are less dense, than does in younr women. the experience you had is the more common one. where mammography doesn't show a cancer and you have a lump. d a lot of times, it gives

women a false sense of secity. about methg that's alking co harmless. we'rreally talking about ell as an upsideas a downside, and we'rtalke ing about public policy. the government covers mammography for everybody. in this couny, that's not the case. >> we're running out of time. so, boom line from you both. a woman watchi this morning, and men, because men get breast cancer, too. if you're a man you're susceptible. quickly, if you're a woman or someone watching today, what do you do? >> use the best tools you have. i tell my own patien, start getting your mammogramt age annually aftha mammography casave your lives. if you're at high-risk, you may start screening earlier. >> susan, quickly? >> i say, if you're at average risk, get your first mammogram at age be aware of your breasts. if you feemething abnormal, get it checked out. and join the army of wom, at

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that's the weather around the nation. i'm this close to diane sawyer. that weather report has been brought to you by best buy. oh, diane? >> thank you, sam. toss to me all the way over here. we love a reason to rededicate to healthy eating. and now, one of the world's most famous chefs, jamie oliver, is in huntington, west virginia. fighting the growing waistline we experience around this nation. and he is on a mission, to get residents to start eating fresh, healthy food. part of what he's calling jamie

oliver's food revolution, and what will be a new series right here on abc. and our special correspondent, cameron mathison has more. >> reporter: celebrity chef, jamie oliver, was taken by surprise by what he found in the kitchens of huntington, west virginia. >> did you put that in for me to show off? or is that real? >> it's real. >> reporter: jamie has adopted huntington as his new cause. pledging to take what he knows about healthy eating and apply it to the area. nearly half of huntington's adults are obese. and america leads the u.s. in diabetes. >> i want them to get it in one place, at one time. >> reporter: in one woman's kitchen, jamie realized his mission will be far from easy. but speaking as one concerned parent to another, jamie made an portant breakthrough. >> i need you to know that this is going to kill your children early. >> yes.

>> how are you feeling? >> i want my kids to succeed in life. and this isn't going to get th there. >> reporter: jamie, obviously, making a real impact with the people here in huntington, west virginia. not only that. you're teaching people, individually, one at a te, how to cook. how has that been going? >> basically, what we want to do is work with this beautiful community, here in huntington, west virginia. it's a lovely area. you can see around today. >> you have the governor here. the governor of west virginia is here. good morning. how are you, sir? good to see you. >> the governor's been helpful and inspirational. we're all trying to tell a story of our relationship with food, right now. and how we can all push in this one moment to make somethi better. we're work it the stores. we're working in the churches. we're working in people's intimate homes. we have the kitchen here, i believe is a model for every

town that needs help in the country. that can give cooking lessons to anyone. mothers groups to kids to everyone in the hospitals. we teach cooking. you want to do a dish? >> i would love that. you have me chopping vegetables. start with that. we want to go to the dish. >> cameron, let me take you on a journey. >> absolutely. >> one of the big things. everyone worksard these days, right? everyone works hard these days. and it's about quick food. tasty food. i have a chicken breast in glad wrap or whatever you call it in the states. >> stand back from jamie. >> find something flat. we flatten that out. and basically, the idea is by battering it out, it cooks quicker. you tenderize it. i'm going to put little herb on it. anything you have growing around, dried or fresh. use a little lemon zest, for a little surprise of flavor. we're working to get people to cook than to have the fast food. and basically, what i want to do on this, is show them that they

can make quick food that's tasty and nutritious. we've got a little bit of parmesan going on here. >> that looks good. >> by weight, it is nothing. but it looks more as you're grating it. you can use any ham. i'm using parma ham here. i'm going to put this on top. and literally, you can do this. people absolutely love it. we're going to cook it. >> this is healthy, right? >> what we're trying to do. we're going have a salad. we have asparagus. we have quality protein. and our lives in the state relies on fast food and convenience food. i want to show people you can take dishes in their lives and look after themselves. >> the thing is fresh. you want fresh ingredients. you think that is a big difference. >> it's the way that england and america is going. and huntington was already changing. and what i'm trying to do here is tell the american story,

through huntington. but most importantly, get everyone. look at everyone around you. >> it's an incredible turnout. obviously, you chose the right place. we got here pretty early in the morning to learn how to cook, didn't we, everybody? [ applause ] that was easy. how long was that? less than a minute? >> it takes minute to cook. about four minutes to cook. >> you have lad over here. >> chop salad. i have one over here. literally, chop salad is chop salad. we're going to chop in tomatoes, olives. you can dress it on the boar once you chopped your salad, we can put a little vinegar in the middle. >> right on. no plates at a. on the cutting board. >> a food festival here in hunting on the on saturday. it celebrates everything in huntington and what we're doing. this story is all about z-- i want to show huntington as a shining example of what to do in america. >> in case you didt notice,

jamie's position gnat about this. we're going to keep going here. back to you guys. >> thank you, cameron.

we we all know viggo mortensen, who was nominated for his tour de force performance in "eastern

promises." now, there's new oscar buzz about "the road." he plays a father, and does everything he can to keep himself and his son out of danger. great to have you here. pleasure. this is some role. this is some book. outset.nteresting from the everybody knows the book, pulitzer prize-winning, cormac mccarthy. postapocalyptic. but you never find out why. does it matter? >> it doesn't really. the landscape is devastated. and we're traveling thaw world that is destroyed in any -- as you see in any postapocalyptic movie. but it's not really about cities falling into the sea and the world being amassed by the people. it's an intimate story in the middle of this destroyed landscape. it's really about this father and this son. it's a beautiful story. it's really an epic, you know,

hero's journey. it's the kind of stories i used to like to go see when i was a kid. where it's what happens when you take everything from people, when they're really desperate. that's when your cracter comes do you have some dignity? do you have some courage? or do you want to quit or run away? and it's beautiful. >> you refer to it as "the fire," when you're talking to your son. and he has to remember that he has to carry his fire. and you're a father yourself, obviously. but in those moments of when this father has to find ways to protect his son but also be ready to end his life at points, where do you think that puts this character's emotional mindset? >> that was the challee of it. you know? when i got the job, you know, i realized this is a -- this is an amazing part. i can see why a lot of actors and i was lucky to get it.le. but i was instantly terrified.

i never had to do it where i had to play a role to be an emotional pitch. and where are we going to find a boy that can do this? it's really a two-hander. and if this boy isn't practically a genius and really understands this story, has got the goods as a young actor, we can only do so well. >> it worked. let's take a little look at "the road." this is a very intense scene. take a look. >> you crawl around. >> doesn't matter. where are you from? >> don't looat them. >> that boy looks hungry. why don't you all comen in the truck. >> you look at him again and i'll shoot you in the head. >> you ain't going to shoot thing. you ain't got but tw shells. maybe one. >> maybe.

>> you never killed a man in your life. >> and, of course, the father does what he has to. it's really intense. >> you know, what's beautiful about it, here's a man. he has one old gun with two bullets in it. he's not very good with the gun. he's not any kind of action ro but -- well, you know. you're a father. you would do anything for your kid. and in extraordinary circumstances, ordinary people do extraordinary things sometimes. and that's what thiss about. he would do anything for this kid. and i have to say, you know, i'm a dad, too. but i got so close to kodi, who plays my son in this. and my son has met him. and it's -- i felt as we were doing this movie and since then, you know, we stay in touch. that it's like he's my son. we became that close. i mean, you can feel that when you watch the movie. >> that's why people are going to want to see it. >> i hope so.iggo, thanks so mu. "the road opens in theaters

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our fall concert series. just a year ago, he was an unknown musician, playing local gigs in his native arkansas. this morning, his self-titled debut album, going on sale at record stores all across the country. you know him at the 2009 "american idol" winner. kris allen, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. >> good morning, kris. >> good morning. >> they're lining up overnight to see you. >> i know. i saw them this morning when we got in here. >> your debut album. >> it's pretty cool. >> i would imagine so, the fact that it is dropping today. i always feel bad because it's an early morning. were you at the empire state building last night?

>> we walked from our hotel to the empire state building. we got back about 1:00 in e morning or something like that. it was a good trip. it was awesome. >> might as well stay up. >> we went all the way to the top. it was cool. >> everyone's commenting, usually during the commeial breaks, the artist will go somewhere else. but you sat up here, chilling. just -- >> why not? >> that's kris, right? >> like i'm just lazy. and i don't want to go anywhere. >> what was it like when you heard your single that you're about to play, when you heard it on the radio for the first time? >> to be honest, i have not heard it on the radio yet. >> come on. >> no. i don't listen to the radio much. i'm traveling most of the time. and if i'm in cars, i turn on my ipod or something. >>t sounds good on the radio. >> that's good. >> kris allen's self-titled debut album this morning. now, let's hear him sing the first big hit from that record, "live like we're dying." [ cheers and applause ]

♪ oh, yeah ♪ sometimes we fall down and can't get back up ♪ ♪ we're hiding behind skin that's too tough ♪ ♪ how come we don't say i love you enough ♪ ♪ till it's too late it's not too late ♪ ♪ our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come ♪ ♪ we could make a fet from these crumbs ♪ ♪ and we're all starting down the barrel of a gun ♪ ♪ so, if your life flashed before you ♪ ♪ what would you wish you would have done ♪ ♪ yeah gotta start looking at the hands of the time we've been given here ♪

♪ this is all we got and we gotta start thinking it ♪ ♪ every second counts on a clock that's ticking ♪ ♪ gotta live like we're dying we only got 86 400 seconds in a day ♪ to turn it all around or throw it away ♪ ♪ we got to tl them that we love them ♪ ♪ while we got the chance to say got to live like we're dying ♪ ♪ and if your plans well out of the skies ♪ ♪ who would call with your last good-byes ♪ ♪ should be so careful who we left out of our lives ♪ ♪ so we long for abc solution there will be no one on the line ♪ ♪ yeah got to start turn it all arnd throw it all away ♪ ♪ don't got to tell them from we love them while we got the

chance ♪ ♪ to live like we're dying like we'reying ♪ ♪ oh, like we're dying like we're dying ♪ ♪ turn it all around or throw it all away ♪ ♪ got to tell them that we love them while we got the chance ♪ ♪ got to live like we're dying ♪ you never know a good thing until it's gone ♪ ♪ you never see a crash until it's head-on ♪ ♪ all these people right when they're dead wrong ♪ ♪ and never know a good thing till it's gone ♪ ♪ looking at the hands of the time we've been given here ♪ ♪ this is all we got and wee got to start thinking ♪ ♪ every second counts on a clock ts ticking ♪ ♪ got to live like we're diagnose ♪ ♪ we got only 86,400 seconds in a day ♪ ♪ to turn it all around

or to throw it all away ♪ ♪ bow we got to tell them that we love them why we got the chance to live like we're dying ♪ ♪ like we're dying oh like we're dying ♪ ♪ live like we're dying oh like we're dying ♪ ♪ we gonl at 86,400 seconds in a day ♪ r got to turn it all around o to throw it all away ♪ ♪ we got to tell them that we love them ♪ ♪ while we got the chance to say ♪ ♪ got to live like we're dying got to live like we're dying ♪ [ cheers and applause ] you know how to make your thanksgiving meal delicious.

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thank you, kris allen.

bad morning everyone. things look nice for us this morning. lots of bright sunshine out there. a few more clouds hanging around than yesterday. and that's going to continue to be the case throughout the afternoon hours. temperatures right now in the mid to up 40ers in most spots. of course, virginia at 50 degrees. paulstown at 48 also. the winds are nice so it feels calm as well. what we're expecting, by noon in the lower 50s in most spots. lots of sunshine. warming top 57 by this afternoon. all this all, a nice day. that kind of weather trend is going to stick around for a while longer. over to traffic now. well, we still have heavy volume around the outer loop. stop and go traffic between 795

and the route interchange. traffic heavy at providence road this morning. we have a crash in the southbound lanes of 95 between white marsh boulevard and the beltway. the left lane is taken away. and outer loop past route 70, debris from the roadway. and we have a crash coming in at route 648 at furnace branch road. and as we lo at the jfx, expect decrept delace between the city/county line and the st. paul street exit. give yourself a extra minutes. we'll be back with good morning maryland starting in 90 seconds. getting dirty

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